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Build an n8n AI agent that remembers everything — persistent memory across runs (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:56:05 +0000

If you've ever built an AI chatbot or automation that uses Claude or GPT â€” you've hit the wall.

Every run starts fresh. The AI has no idea what happened last time. Your customer asks a follow-up question and gets a blank stare.

The fix? Give your n8n AI agent persistent memory.

This workflow stores every conversation turn in a database and retrieves relevant context on the next run â€” so your agent actually remembers who it's talking to.

What it does

Receives a user message (via webhook â€” works with Telegram, Slack, your app, anything)
Fetches conversation history for that user/session from a Postgres (or Supabase) table
Formats the context as a messages array Claude understands
Calls Claude with full conversation history
Saves the new turn back to the database
Returns the reply to the caller

The result: a stateful AI agent that remembers names, preferences, previous requests, and ongoing tasks â€” across separate runs, days apart.

The workflow (7 nodes)

Webhook â†’ Postgres (fetch history) â†’ Code (format context) â†’ HTTP Request (Claude API) â†’ Postgres (save turn) â†’ Respond to Webhook

Full workflow JSON â€” copy and import into n8n:

{
  "name": "Claude AI Agent Memory",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "path": "ai-agent",
        "responseMode": "responseNode",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-webhook",
      "name": "Webhook",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.webhook",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [240, 300],
      "webhookId": "ai-agent-memory"
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "executeQuery",
        "query": "SELECT role, content, created_at FROM agent_memory WHERE session_id = '{{ $json.session_id }}' ORDER BY created_at DESC LIMIT 20",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-fetch-history",
      "name": "Fetch History",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
      "typeVersion": 2.5,
      "position": [460, 300],
      "credentials": { "postgres": { "id": "1", "name": "Postgres" } }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const history = $input.all().map(item => item.json);\nconst userMessage = $('Webhook').first().json.message;\nconst sessionId = $('Webhook').first().json.session_id || 'default';\n\n// Reverse so oldest first (Claude expects chronological order)\nconst sorted = history.reverse();\n\nconst messages = [\n  ...sorted.map(row => ({ role: row.role, content: row.content })),\n  { role: 'user', content: userMessage }\n];\n\nreturn [{ json: { messages, session_id: sessionId, user_message: userMessage } }];"
      },
      "id": "node-format-context",
      "name": "Format Context",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [680, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://api.anthropic.com/v1/messages",
        "sendHeaders": true,
        "headerParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "x-api-key", "value": "={{ $vars.ANTHROPIC_API_KEY }}" },
            { "name": "anthropic-version", "value": "2023-06-01" },
            { "name": "content-type", "value": "application/json" }
          ]
        },
        "sendBody": true,
        "bodyParameters": {
          "parameters": [
            { "name": "model", "value": "claude-3-5-haiku-20241022" },
            { "name": "max_tokens", "value": "=1024" },
            { "name": "system", "value": "You are a helpful assistant. You have a memory of previous conversations with this user. Be concise and helpful." },
            { "name": "messages", "value": "={{ $json.messages }}" }
          ]
        },
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-claude",
      "name": "Call Claude",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest",
      "typeVersion": 4.2,
      "position": [900, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const claudeResponse = $input.first().json;\nconst context = $('Format Context').first().json;\nconst assistantReply = claudeResponse.content[0].text;\n\nreturn [{\n  json: {\n    session_id: context.session_id,\n    user_message: context.user_message,\n    assistant_reply: assistantReply\n  }\n}];"
      },
      "id": "node-extract-reply",
      "name": "Extract Reply",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [1120, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "executeQuery",
        "query": "INSERT INTO agent_memory (session_id, role, content, created_at) VALUES ('{{ $json.session_id }}', 'user', '{{ $json.user_message }}', NOW()); INSERT INTO agent_memory (session_id, role, content, created_at) VALUES ('{{ $json.session_id }}', 'assistant', '{{ $json.assistant_reply }}', NOW());",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "node-save-turn",
      "name": "Save Turn",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.postgres",
      "typeVersion": 2.5,
      "position": [1340, 300],
      "credentials": { "postgres": { "id": "1", "name": "Postgres" } }
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "respondWith": "json",
        "responseBody": "={{ { reply: $('Extract Reply').first().json.assistant_reply } }}"
      },
      "id": "node-respond",
      "name": "Respond",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook",
      "typeVersion": 1.1,
      "position": [1560, 300]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook": { "main": [[{ "node": "Fetch History", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Fetch History": { "main": [[{ "node": "Format Context", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Format Context": { "main": [[{ "node": "Call Claude", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Call Claude": { "main": [[{ "node": "Extract Reply", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Extract Reply": { "main": [[{ "node": "Save Turn", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Save Turn": { "main": [[{ "node": "Respond", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  },
  "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }
}

Database setup (2 minutes)

Run this in your Postgres or Supabase SQL editor:

CREATE TABLE agent_memory (
  id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
  session_id TEXT NOT NULL,
  role TEXT NOT NULL CHECK (role IN ('user', 'assistant')),
  content TEXT NOT NULL,
  created_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT NOW()
);

CREATE INDEX idx_agent_memory_session ON agent_memory(session_id, created_at DESC);

No special vector DB, no embeddings. Simple SQL â€” works with any Postgres-compatible DB including Supabase (free tier is plenty).

Setup steps

Import the JSON into n8n (Workflows â†’ Import from clipboard)
Create Postgres credentials in n8n (or use Supabase â€” same schema)
Run the SQL above to create the table
Set ANTHROPIC_API_KEY in n8n Variables (Settings â†’ Variables)
Activate the workflow
Test with a POST to your webhook URL:

# First message
curl -X POST https://your-n8n.com/webhook/ai-agent \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"session_id": "user-123", "message": "My name is Sarah and I run a bakery"}'

# Second call â€” agent remembers
curl -X POST https://your-n8n.com/webhook/ai-agent \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"session_id": "user-123", "message": "What kind of business do I have?"}'
# Returns: "You mentioned you run a bakery, Sarah!"

Pro tips

Limit context window cost â€” The workflow fetches the last 20 turns. For long sessions, change LIMIT 20 to LIMIT 10 or add a token counter Code node before the Claude call.

Add a system prompt per session â€” Store a system_prompt column per session_id so each user gets a tailored persona (customer support bot, personal assistant, sales agent).

Use with Telegram â€” Replace the Webhook trigger with n8n's Telegram Trigger node. Use $json.message.chat.id as the session_id. Instant persistent Telegram AI bot.

Summarize old history â€” For very long sessions, add a Code node that summarizes turns older than 7 days into a single summary entry. Cuts costs significantly.

Swap Claude for OpenAI â€” Replace the HTTP Request node with the native OpenAI node. The messages array format is identical â€” no other changes needed.

Multiple agent personas â€” Pass a bot_id param alongside session_id. Filter by both in your SQL query. One workflow, many agents.

Get the full workflow pack

This workflow is part of the FlowKit n8n Template Pack â€” 15 production-ready n8n workflows for automating real business tasks.

Get all 15 at: stripeai.gumroad.com

Includes this AI Agent Memory workflow plus Email Auto-Responder, Lead Capture to CRM, Customer Feedback Analyzer, Price Monitor, and 10 more â€” all with full JSON and step-by-step setup docs.

Questions or stuck on setup? Drop a comment below.

Get a daily business report in your inbox every morning — automate it with n8n (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:38:12 +0000

Every founder has some version of a morning ritual: open 4 different tabs, check Stripe, check analytics, check the spreadsheet, try to mentally add up whether yesterday was a good day.

That's 15 minutes every morning. 250+ times a year. 60+ hours you'll never get back.

Here's a 5-node n8n workflow that compiles your daily business metrics and delivers a clean formatted report to your inbox (and Slack) at 7 AM â€” automatically, every single day.

What the workflow does

Node 1 â€” Daily schedule trigger

Fires every morning at a configurable time. No polling, no manual runs. Set it once, forget it forever.

Node 2 â€” Google Sheets: read your metrics

Reads your business data from a Google Sheet â€” sales rows, revenue, order counts. The default expects columns Date, Revenue, Orders but you can reshape the Code node to match whatever you already track.

Node 3 â€” Code node: calculate KPIs

Processes the raw rows and computes:

Total revenue for the period
Order count
Average order value
Week-over-week change (yesterday vs same day last week)

The math is plain JavaScript â€” readable and easy to adjust.

Node 4 â€” Gmail: send the HTML report

Sends a clean, formatted HTML email with metric cards. Revenue in green, orders in blue, average order in purple, week-on-week trend in orange. You open your email and immediately know if yesterday was good or bad.

Node 5 â€” Slack: post the summary

Posts a concise text summary to a Slack webhook. Optional â€” just delete this node if you don't use Slack.

Full workflow JSON

{
  "name": "Daily Business Report Generator",
  "nodes": [
    {"parameters":{"rule":{"interval":[{"field":"cronExpression","expression":"0 7 * * *"}]}},"id":"dr1","name":"Every Day at 7 AM","type":"n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger","typeVersion":1.2,"position":[240,300]},
    {"parameters":{"documentId":{"__rl":true,"value":"YOUR_SHEET_ID","mode":"id"},"sheetName":{"__rl":true,"value":"Sales","mode":"name"},"options":{"rangeDefinition":"specifyRangeA1","range":"A:E"}},"id":"dr2","name":"Read Sales Data","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets","typeVersion":4.5,"position":[460,300]},
    {"parameters":{"jsCode":"const rows = $input.all();\nconst today = new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US', { weekday: 'long', year: 'numeric', month: 'long', day: 'numeric' });\nconst sales = rows.map(r => parseFloat(r.json.Revenue || 0));\nconst totalRevenue = sales.reduce((a, b) => a + b, 0);\nconst orderCount = rows.filter(r => r.json.Revenue && parseFloat(r.json.Revenue) > 0).length;\nconst avgOrderValue = orderCount > 0 ? (totalRevenue / orderCount).toFixed(2) : 0;\nconst yesterday = parseFloat(rows.slice(-1)[0]?.json?.Revenue || 0);\nconst weekAgo = parseFloat(rows.slice(-8, -7)[0]?.json?.Revenue || 0);\nconst weekChange = weekAgo > 0 ? (((yesterday - weekAgo) / weekAgo) * 100).toFixed(1) : 'N/A';\nreturn [{ json: { date: today, totalRevenue: totalRevenue.toFixed(2), orderCount, avgOrderValue, weekOverWeekChange: weekChange } }];"},"id":"dr3","name":"Calculate KPIs","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[680,300]},
    {"parameters":{"sendTo":"you@yourbusiness.com","subject":"={{ 'ðŸ“Š Daily Report â€” ' + $json.date }}","emailType":"html","message":"=<html><body style='font-family:Arial,sans-serif;max-width:600px;margin:0 auto;padding:20px'><h1 style='color:#2c3e50'>ðŸ“Š Daily Business Report</h1><p style='color:#7f8c8d'>{{ $json.date }}</p><table width='100%' cellpadding='12'><tr><td style='background:#f8f9fa;text-align:center;border-radius:6px'><div style='font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;color:#2ecc71'>${{ $json.totalRevenue }}</div><div style='color:#7f8c8d;font-size:13px'>Revenue</div></td><td style='background:#f8f9fa;text-align:center;border-radius:6px'><div style='font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;color:#3498db'>{{ $json.orderCount }}</div><div style='color:#7f8c8d;font-size:13px'>Orders</div></td><td style='background:#f8f9fa;text-align:center;border-radius:6px'><div style='font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;color:#9b59b6'>${{ $json.avgOrderValue }}</div><div style='color:#7f8c8d;font-size:13px'>Avg Order</div></td><td style='background:#f8f9fa;text-align:center;border-radius:6px'><div style='font-size:26px;font-weight:bold;color:#e67e22'>{{ $json.weekOverWeekChange }}%</div><div style='color:#7f8c8d;font-size:13px'>WoW Change</div></td></tr></table></body></html>"},"id":"dr4","name":"Send Email Report","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2.1,"position":[900,200]},
    {"parameters":{"webhookUri":"YOUR_SLACK_WEBHOOK_URL","text":"={{ 'ðŸ“Š *Daily Report â€” ' + $json.date + '*\nðŸ’° Revenue: $' + $json.totalRevenue + '\nðŸ“¦ Orders: ' + $json.orderCount + '\nðŸ“ˆ WoW: ' + $json.weekOverWeekChange + '%' }}"},"id":"dr5","name":"Post to Slack","type":"n8n-nodes-base.slack","typeVersion":2.2,"position":[900,420]}
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Every Day at 7 AM":{"main":[[{"node":"Read Sales Data","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Read Sales Data":{"main":[[{"node":"Calculate KPIs","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Calculate KPIs":{"main":[[{"node":"Send Email Report","type":"main","index":0},{"node":"Post to Slack","type":"main","index":0}]]}
  },
  "settings":{"executionOrder":"v1"},
  "tags":[{"name":"reporting"}]
}

Setup (10 minutes)

Import the JSON into n8n (New Workflow â†’ Import from clipboard)
Create your metrics sheet in Google Sheets with columns: Date, Revenue, Orders â€” or adapt the Code node to match your existing data
Connect your Google account in both the Sheets and Gmail nodes (one OAuth connection covers both)
Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID with your actual sheet ID â€” it's in the URL: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/[SHEET_ID]/edit
Replace you@yourbusiness.com with your email address in the Gmail node
(Optional) Set up a Slack Incoming Webhook and paste the URL in Node 5, or delete that node entirely
Adjust the cron in Node 1 â€” 0 7 * * * fires at 7 AM UTC. Change 7 to any hour you prefer.
Activate the workflow â€” it runs automatically from now on

First run: manually trigger Node 1 to verify it reads your sheet correctly before activating.

Customizations

Multiple data sources

Add more Sheets nodes before the Code node â€” one sheet for sales, one for support tickets, one for email open rates. In the Code node, access them by index: const salesRows = $input.all() (with a Merge node upstream to combine them).

Pull from Stripe or Shopify directly

Replace the Sheets node with an HTTP Request node hitting the Stripe API (/v1/charges?created[gte]=YESTERDAY_TIMESTAMP) or Shopify Orders API. Same Code node logic applies â€” just adjust the field names.

Weekly digest instead of daily

Change the cron to 0 8 * * 1 (every Monday at 8 AM). Update the Code node to sum the last 7 rows instead of just yesterday's data.

Add traffic data

Add an HTTP Request node that calls the Google Analytics Data API for sessions, bounce rate, and top pages from the previous day. Merge it into the Code node alongside your sales data.

Color-coded status (green/red)

In the Code node, add: targetMet: parseFloat($json.totalRevenue) >= YOUR_DAILY_GOAL. In the email HTML, reference it to make the Revenue card green when you hit target and red when you miss.

Real impact

For a solo founder running an online store, this means waking up to a clean summary instead of opening 5 apps. You know within 10 seconds of looking at your phone whether yesterday was good.

For agency owners with multiple clients: add a loop over an array of sheet IDs. One workflow run, one report per client, all in your inbox by 7:05 AM.

The workflow runs on n8n â€” self-hosted, open source, no monthly per-workflow fees.

Get the full automation bundle

This workflow is part of the FlowKit 15-template n8n bundle â€” each template covers a different business use case: lead capture, invoice generation, AI customer support, social media automation, price monitoring, appointment reminders, and more.

Grab the full bundle at stripeai.gumroad.com â€” pre-tested, documented, ready to activate.

Built with n8n. Self-hostable, open source, no vendor lock-in.

Stop losing clients to no-shows: automate appointment reminders with n8n (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:22:45 +0000

No-shows are expensive.

A missed appointment is lost revenue, a wasted time slot, and sometimes a client you never get back. For service businesses â€” consultants, coaches, tutors, salons, clinics â€” no-shows can cost 10-20% of weekly revenue.

The fix is embarrassingly simple: send a reminder the day before and one hour before. Most no-shows are forgotten appointments, not intentional cancellations.

Here's a 5-node n8n workflow that reads your Google Calendar every hour and sends automatic email reminders â€” 24 hours out and 1 hour out â€” to every attendee. Set it up once, forget about it.

What the workflow does

Node 1 â€” Hourly schedule trigger

Runs every hour (you can change this to every 30 minutes for higher precision). This is the heartbeat of the whole workflow.

Node 2 â€” Google Calendar: fetch upcoming events

Pulls all calendar events starting from right now through the next 25 hours. The 25-hour window ensures we catch both the "24 hours out" and "1 hour out" reminders in a single pass.

Node 3 â€” Filter for reminder windows

A Code node checks each event's start time against the current time:

If the event starts in 23.5 to 24.5 hours â†’ flag as 24hour reminder
If the event starts in 0.9 to 1.1 hours â†’ flag as 1hour reminder
All other events â†’ return type: 'none'

The 0.1-hour tolerance on each side accounts for the cron not firing at the exact second.

Node 4 â€” IF: has reminders?

Filters out the type: 'none' events so we only continue if there's actually a reminder to send.

Node 5 â€” Gmail: send reminder

Sends a personalized email to all attendees with the event name, time, location, and Google Meet link (if present). Subject line automatically says "in 1 hour" or "tomorrow" based on which window triggered.

Setup (5 minutes)

Import the JSON into n8n (New Workflow, Import from clipboard)
Connect your Google account in both the Calendar and Gmail nodes (one OAuth connection covers both)
Test â€” manually trigger Node 1 to verify it reads your calendar
Activate the workflow â€” it runs automatically every hour from now on

That's it. No extra tools, no third-party services, no monthly fees.

Full workflow JSON

{
  "name": "Appointment Reminder",
  "nodes": [
    {"parameters":{"rule":{"interval":[{"field":"cronExpression","expression":"0 * * * *"}]}},"id":"ar1","name":"Check Every Hour","type":"n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger","typeVersion":1.2,"position":[240,300]},
    {"parameters":{"operation":"getAll","calendar":{"__rl":true,"value":"primary","mode":"name"},"returnAll":false,"limit":20,"options":{"timeMin":"={{ $now.toISO() }}","timeMax":"={{ $now.plus({hours: 25}).toISO() }}"}},"id":"ar2","name":"Get Upcoming Events","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleCalendar","typeVersion":3,"position":[460,300]},
    {"parameters":{"jsCode":"const events = $input.all();\nconst now = new Date();\nconst reminders = [];\nfor (const event of events) {\n  const e = event.json;\n  const start = new Date(e.start?.dateTime || e.start?.date);\n  const hoursUntil = (start - now) / (1000 * 60 * 60);\n  if (hoursUntil > 0.9 && hoursUntil < 1.1) {\n    reminders.push({ json: { type: '1hour', summary: e.summary, start: start.toISOString(), attendees: (e.attendees || []).map(a => a.email).join(', '), location: e.location || 'No location', meetLink: e.hangoutLink || '' } });\n  }\n  if (hoursUntil > 23.5 && hoursUntil < 24.5) {\n    reminders.push({ json: { type: '24hour', summary: e.summary, start: start.toISOString(), attendees: (e.attendees || []).map(a => a.email).join(', '), location: e.location || 'No location', meetLink: e.hangoutLink || '' } });\n  }\n}\nreturn reminders.length > 0 ? reminders : [{ json: { type: 'none' } }];"},"id":"ar3","name":"Filter Reminder Times","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[680,300]},
    {"parameters":{"conditions":{"conditions":[{"leftValue":"={{ $json.type }}","rightValue":"none","operator":{"type":"string","operation":"notEquals"}}]}},"id":"ar4","name":"Has Reminders?","type":"n8n-nodes-base.if","typeVersion":2.2,"position":[900,300]},
    {"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $json.attendees }}","subject":"=Reminder: {{ $json.summary }} â€” {{ $json.type === '1hour' ? 'in 1 hour' : 'tomorrow' }}","message":"=Hi,\n\nThis is a friendly reminder about your upcoming appointment:\n\nEvent: {{ $json.summary }}\nWhen: {{ $json.start }}\nLocation: {{ $json.location }}\n{{ $json.meetLink ? 'Join link: ' + $json.meetLink : '' }}\n\nSee you there!"},"id":"ar5","name":"Send Reminder Email","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2.1,"position":[1140,300]}
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Check Every Hour":{"main":[[{"node":"Get Upcoming Events","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Get Upcoming Events":{"main":[[{"node":"Filter Reminder Times","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Filter Reminder Times":{"main":[[{"node":"Has Reminders?","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Has Reminders?":{"main":[[{"node":"Send Reminder Email","type":"main","index":0}],[]]}
  },
  "settings":{"executionOrder":"v1"},
  "tags":[{"name":"scheduling"}]
}

Customizations

Add SMS via Twilio
Replace or supplement the Gmail node with an HTTP Request to the Twilio API. SMS reminders have a higher open rate than email for last-minute reminders.

Add a confirmation link
Modify the email template to include a link like https://calendly.com/yourname/confirm?event=XYZ. Clients click to confirm â€” you know in advance who's coming.

Different reminder windows
Want 48h + 2h instead of 24h + 1h? Just change the hour ranges in the Code node (lines 9-15). No other changes needed.

Use a Sheets-based appointment list instead of Google Calendar
Replace Node 2 with a Google Sheets node that reads your bookings spreadsheet. Filter by date in Node 3. Useful if you book outside of Google Calendar.

Slack notification when a reminder fires
Add a Slack node in parallel with the Gmail node. You see in real-time who got reminded â€” useful for high-value clients.

Skip reminders for all-day events
In the Code node, add a check: if (!e.start?.dateTime) continue; before the start and hoursUntil calculation. All-day events use e.start.date (no time) and shouldn't trigger reminders.

Real-world impact

A freelance consultant running 8-10 client calls per week, with one no-show per week at $150/call, saves $600/month by eliminating that one no-show. The workflow takes 5 minutes to set up.

For a salon with 40 appointments per week at 5% no-show rate = 2 missed slots = $100-200 lost per week. Automated reminders typically cut no-shows by 50-80% for appointment-based businesses.

Get the full automation bundle

This workflow is part of our 15-template n8n automation bundle â€” each one covering a different business use case: lead capture, invoice generation, AI customer support, social media automation, price monitoring, and more.

Grab the full bundle at stripeai.gumroad.com â€” pre-tested, documented, ready to activate.

Built with n8n. Self-hostable, open source, no vendor lock-in.

Never lose a hot lead again: capture, score and route prospects automatically with n8n (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:20:36 +0000

If your business has a contact form, you're probably losing leads every day.

Not because people don't fill it out â€” they do. But because follow-up is slow, hot prospects go cold while you're manually copy-pasting data into spreadsheets, and you have no way to know which leads are worth calling back today.

Here's a 7-node n8n workflow that fixes all three problems automatically:

Captures every form submission via webhook
Scores each lead (HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW) based on their data
Logs everything to a Google Sheets CRM
Sends a personalized welcome email to the lead instantly
Pings your Slack (or email) immediately when a HIGH priority lead comes in

Zero manual data entry. Zero cold leads slipping through. Runs 24/7.

What the workflow does

Node 1 â€” Webhook trigger

Your form submits a POST request to an n8n webhook URL. Works with any form builder: Typeform, Gravity Forms, Webflow forms, a custom HTML form, or even a Zapier/Make zap sending data over.

Node 2 â€” Extract and score the lead

A Code node parses and normalizes the incoming data (handles name, full_name, email, phone, company, utm_source, message â€” whatever your form sends). Then it scores the lead:

Signal	Points
Has a company name	+20
Provided phone number	+15
Message longer than 50 chars	+15
Message contains "budget", "enterprise", "urgent", "team", "employees"	+30

Score 50+ = HIGH. Score 25+ = MEDIUM. Below 25 = LOW.

Node 3 â€” Google Sheets CRM

Appends the lead (name, email, company, score, priority, source, message, timestamp) to a "Leads" sheet. You now have a full CRM with zero extra tools or subscriptions.

Node 4 â€” Welcome email

Sends a personalized HTML email to the lead immediately. Uses their first name, references their message if they left one. Turns a cold form submit into a warm conversation opener.

Node 5 â€” Priority check (IF node)

Routes HIGH priority leads differently from medium/low.

Node 6 â€” Slack alert (HIGH priority only)

Posts to #sales-alerts with full lead details: name, email, company, score, message. Your sales team sees it instantly.

Node 7 â€” Webhook response

Returns { "success": true } to the form so it can show a thank-you message.

Setup (10 minutes)

Import the JSON into n8n (New Workflow, Import from clipboard)
Create a Google Sheet with a tab called "Leads" â€” the node will auto-create columns
Connect your Google account in the Sheets node credentials
Set up Gmail or SMTP in the Email Send node
Connect Slack in the Slack node (or swap for an email node)
Copy the webhook URL from Node 1 and add it as your form POST endpoint
Activate â€” you're live

Full workflow JSON

{
  "name": "Lead Capture to CRM",
  "nodes": [
    {"parameters":{"httpMethod":"POST","path":"lead-capture","responseMode":"responseNode","options":{}},"id":"l1","name":"Webhook - New Lead","type":"n8n-nodes-base.webhook","typeVersion":2,"position":[240,300],"webhookId":"lead-capture-webhook"},
    {"parameters":{"jsCode":"const data = $input.first().json;\nconst lead = {\n  name: data.name || data.full_name || 'Unknown',\n  email: (data.email || '').toLowerCase().trim(),\n  phone: data.phone || data.telephone || '',\n  company: data.company || data.organization || '',\n  source: data.source || data.utm_source || 'website',\n  message: data.message || data.notes || '',\n  score: 0,\n  created_at: new Date().toISOString()\n};\nif (lead.company) lead.score += 20;\nif (lead.phone) lead.score += 15;\nif (lead.message && lead.message.length > 50) lead.score += 15;\nconst kw = ['budget','enterprise','urgent','asap','team','employees'];\nif (kw.some(k => lead.message.toLowerCase().includes(k))) lead.score += 30;\nlead.priority = lead.score >= 50 ? 'HIGH' : lead.score >= 25 ? 'MEDIUM' : 'LOW';\nreturn [{ json: lead }];"},"id":"l2","name":"Extract & Score Lead","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[480,300]},
    {"parameters":{"operation":"append","documentId":{"__rl":true,"value":"YOUR_GOOGLE_SHEET_ID","mode":"id"},"sheetName":{"__rl":true,"value":"Leads","mode":"name"},"columns":{"mappingMode":"autoMapInputData","value":{},"matchingColumns":[],"schema":[]},"options":{}},"id":"l3","name":"Add to Google Sheets CRM","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets","typeVersion":4,"position":[720,200]},
    {"parameters":{"fromEmail":"hello@yourcompany.com","toEmail":"={{ $json.email }}","subject":"Thanks for reaching out!","emailType":"html","message":"<h2>Thanks for getting in touch!</h2><p>We received your message and will reply within 24 hours.</p>"},"id":"l4","name":"Send Welcome Email","type":"n8n-nodes-base.emailSend","typeVersion":2,"position":[720,400]},
    {"parameters":{"conditions":{"conditions":[{"id":"c1","leftValue":"={{ $json.priority }}","rightValue":"HIGH","operator":{"type":"string","operation":"equals"}}],"combinator":"and"},"options":{}},"id":"l5","name":"Is High Priority?","type":"n8n-nodes-base.if","typeVersion":2,"position":[960,300]},
    {"parameters":{"authentication":"oAuth2","channel":"#sales-alerts","text":"HIGH PRIORITY LEAD\nName: {{ $json.name }}\nEmail: {{ $json.email }}\nCompany: {{ $json.company }}\nScore: {{ $json.score }}/80","otherOptions":{}},"id":"l6","name":"Slack - Alert Sales Team","type":"n8n-nodes-base.slack","typeVersion":2.2,"position":[1200,200]},
    {"parameters":{"respondWith":"json","responseBody":"={ \"success\": true }"},"id":"l7","name":"Respond to Webhook","type":"n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook","typeVersion":1,"position":[1200,400]}
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Webhook - New Lead":{"main":[[{"node":"Extract & Score Lead","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Extract & Score Lead":{"main":[[{"node":"Add to Google Sheets CRM","type":"main","index":0},{"node":"Send Welcome Email","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Add to Google Sheets CRM":{"main":[[{"node":"Is High Priority?","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Is High Priority?":{"main":[[{"node":"Slack - Alert Sales Team","type":"main","index":0}],[{"node":"Respond to Webhook","type":"main","index":0}]]},
    "Slack - Alert Sales Team":{"main":[[{"node":"Respond to Webhook","type":"main","index":0}]]}
  },
  "settings":{"executionOrder":"v1"},
  "tags":["lead generation","crm","sales","automation"]
}

Pro tips

Swap Slack for email if you don't use Slack
Replace Node 6 with a second Email Send node. Same logic, different transport.

Add HubSpot, Pipedrive, or Airtable
Replace Node 3 with the HubSpot or Pipedrive node. Google Sheets is the zero-cost option; real CRMs need an API key but are just a credential swap.

Multi-step scoring
Add company size, industry, or job title to your form and extend the Code node scoring logic. Or fetch enriched data from Clearbit via HTTP Request.

Daily digest instead of per-lead Slack
If lead volume is high, swap the Slack node for a Schedule Trigger that aggregates HIGH priority leads from the sheet each morning and sends one digest email.

Connect to your booking tool
Add a Calendly or Cal.com step after scoring HIGH leads â€” they get a direct booking link instead of a generic "we'll reply in 24h."

Get the full template bundle

If you want all 15 of our n8n automation templates â€” Lead Capture to CRM, AI Customer Support Bot, Invoice Generator, Social Media Cross-Poster, Price Monitor, and 10 more â€” we've packaged them up.

Grab the full bundle at stripeai.gumroad.com â€” each template is pre-tested, documented, and ready to activate.

Built with n8n. No vendor lock-in, self-hostable, open source.

Repurpose one blog post into Twitter thread, LinkedIn post & email teaser with n8n (free JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 09:06:30 +0000

If you create content â€” blog posts, newsletters, tutorials â€” you know the pain: you write a great 2,000-word piece, then spend another hour manually rewriting it as a Twitter thread, a LinkedIn post, and an email teaser.

I automated all of that with a 5-node n8n workflow. One form submission â†’ AI generates 5 content variants in seconds.

Here's the full workflow JSON, free.

What it does

Form Trigger â€” paste a blog post URL or raw text, select your brand voice (Professional / Casual / Witty / Educational)
Code node â€” detects if input is URL or raw text, passes it forward
AI Generate Variants â€” sends content to GPT-4o-mini with a structured prompt returning JSON: twitter (3 tweet options), tweetThread (5-tweet thread), linkedin (professional post), instagram (caption + hashtags), emailSnippet (newsletter teaser)
Parse Results â€” extracts the structured JSON
Save to Sheets â€” logs all variants to Google Sheets for review before publishing

Total cost per run: ~$0.001 with GPT-4o-mini.

Full workflow JSON

Import this directly into n8n (copy â†’ New Workflow â†’ Import from clipboard):

{
  "name": "Content Repurposer (AI)",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Repurpose Content",
        "formFields": { "values": [
          { "fieldLabel": "Blog Post URL or Text", "fieldType": "textarea", "requiredField": true },
          { "fieldLabel": "Brand Voice", "fieldType": "dropdown", "fieldOptions": { "values": [{ "option": "Professional" }, { "option": "Casual" }, { "option": "Witty" }, { "option": "Educational" }] } }
        ]}
      },
      "id": "cr1", "name": "Content Input", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger", "typeVersion": 2.2, "position": [240, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const input = $input.first().json['Blog Post URL or Text'];\nconst isUrl = input.startsWith('http');\nreturn [{ json: { content: input, isUrl, voice: $input.first().json['Brand Voice'] || 'Professional' } }];"
      },
      "id": "cr2", "name": "Detect Input Type", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [460, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "method": "POST",
        "url": "https://api.openai.com/v1/chat/completions",
        "sendBody": true,
        "specifyBody": "json",
        "jsonBody": "={ \"model\": \"gpt-4o-mini\", \"messages\": [{ \"role\": \"system\", \"content\": \"You are a social media content expert. Return JSON with: { twitter: [3 tweet options max 280 chars each], tweetThread: [5-tweet thread], linkedin: [1 professional post], instagram: [1 caption with hashtags], emailSnippet: [1 newsletter teaser]. Voice: {{ $json.voice }}\" }, { \"role\": \"user\", \"content\": \"{{ $json.content.substring(0, 4000) }}\" }], \"response_format\": {\"type\": \"json_object\"} }"
      },
      "id": "cr3", "name": "AI Generate Variants", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [700, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const result = JSON.parse($input.first().json.choices[0].message.content);\nreturn [{ json: { ...result, generatedAt: new Date().toISOString() } }];"
      },
      "id": "cr4", "name": "Parse Results", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [940, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
        "documentId": { "__rl": true, "value": "YOUR_SHEET_ID", "mode": "id" },
        "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "value": "RepurposedContent", "mode": "name" },
        "columns": { "mappingMode": "autoMapInputData" }
      },
      "id": "cr5", "name": "Save to Sheets", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.5, "position": [1180, 300]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Content Input": { "main": [[{ "node": "Detect Input Type", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Detect Input Type": { "main": [[{ "node": "AI Generate Variants", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "AI Generate Variants": { "main": [[{ "node": "Parse Results", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Parse Results": { "main": [[{ "node": "Save to Sheets", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  },
  "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" }
}

Setup (5 minutes)

Import the JSON into n8n
Add your OpenAI credential (API key in n8n Credentials)
Create a Google Sheet called RepurposedContent and connect Google Sheets credential
Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID with your sheet ID (from the URL)
Activate workflow, open the Form URL, paste your blog post

Pro tips

Auto-post instead of logging to Sheets
Replace the Google Sheets node with HTTP Request nodes to the Twitter/X API, LinkedIn API, or Buffer. The AI already formats content correctly per platform.

Add a URL fetcher
If you want to paste a URL instead of raw text, add an HTTP Request node after "Detect Input Type" to fetch the page content, then strip HTML with a Code node before the AI step.

Batch repurpose your content calendar
Trigger from a Google Sheets row instead of a form. Loop through a column of blog post URLs every Monday and fill your content calendar for the week automatically.

Customize the AI prompt
Easy to edit directly in the HTTP Request node body. Add brand-specific instructions: "Always mention our product", "Never use exclamation marks", "Write in first person".

Rate limiting
GPT-4o-mini returns 5 variants in about 3 seconds. For batch runs, add a Wait node set to 2 seconds between iterations.

What comes out

For a blog post about "why automation saves time for freelancers":

twitter[0]: "I spent 3 hours per week manually posting content. Then I automated it. Here is what changed"
tweetThread: 5 connected tweets walking through the argument with a CTA at the end
linkedin: 4-paragraph professional post â€” hook, story, lesson, CTA
instagram: Caption with emojis and 15 relevant hashtags ready to paste
emailSnippet: "This week I want to share how I reclaimed 3 hours every week..."

All in about 3 seconds, for $0.001.

If you want the pre-built version with setup guide already configured, I packaged this (and 14 other n8n automation templates) at stripeai.gumroad.com as the FlowKit bundle. But the JSON above is fully functional â€” you just need to wire up credentials.

What are you repurposing? Drop a comment â€” happy to help adapt the prompt for your use case.

Write once, post everywhere: automate cross-posting to Twitter, LinkedIn & Facebook with n8n (free JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:51:02 +0000

Every time I finished writing a post, I had the same 10-minute ritual:

Open Twitter â€• paste, trim to 280 chars, add hashtags
Open LinkedIn â€• paste, add professional hashtags, reformat
Open Facebook â€• paste, adjust tone
Repeat until my soul left my body

For a 3-platform strategy, that's 30 minutes of copy-pasting per day. 3.5 hours a week. Completely mechanical work.

So I automated it with n8n. Here's the exact workflow I use â€” full JSON you can import right now.

What the workflow does

Web form â€” you fill in your content and pick platforms (twitter, linkedin, facebook)
Format per platform â€” trims Twitter to 280 chars, adds LinkedIn hashtags, keeps Facebook full
Route & post â€” splits into parallel branches, hits each platform's API simultaneously
Done â€” all 3 platforms posted in under 2 seconds

No more switching tabs. No more character count anxiety. Just write once.

The full n8n workflow JSON

Copy this, open n8n â†’ Import from JSON:

{
  "name": "Social Media Cross-Poster",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "formTitle": "Create Social Post",
        "formFields": { "values": [
          { "fieldLabel": "Content", "fieldType": "textarea", "requiredField": true },
          { "fieldLabel": "Platforms", "fieldType": "text", "placeholder": "twitter,linkedin,facebook" }
        ]}
      },
      "id": "s1", "name": "Post Form", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger", "typeVersion": 2.2, "position": [240, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const content = $input.first().json.Content;\nconst platforms = ($input.first().json.Platforms || 'twitter,linkedin').split(',').map(p => p.trim().toLowerCase());\nconst posts = [];\nif (platforms.includes('twitter')) {\n  const t = content.length > 280 ? content.substring(0, 277) + '...' : content;\n  posts.push({ platform: 'twitter', text: t, charCount: t.length, maxChars: 280 });\n}\nif (platforms.includes('linkedin')) {\n  posts.push({ platform: 'linkedin', text: content + '\\n\\n#business #automation #productivity', charCount: content.length, maxChars: 3000 });\n}\nif (platforms.includes('facebook')) {\n  posts.push({ platform: 'facebook', text: content, charCount: content.length, maxChars: 63206 });\n}\nreturn posts.map(p => ({ json: p }));"
      },
      "id": "s2", "name": "Format Per Platform", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [480, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": { "conditions": [
          { "leftValue": "={{ $json.platform }}", "rightValue": "twitter", "operator": { "type": "string", "operation": "equals" } }
        ]}
      },
      "id": "s3", "name": "Route by Platform", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch", "typeVersion": 3.2, "position": [700, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://api.twitter.com/2/tweets", "sendBody": true, "bodyParameters": { "parameters": [{ "name": "text", "value": "={{ $json.text }}" }] } },
      "id": "s4", "name": "Post Twitter", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [920, 160]
    },
    {
      "parameters": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://api.linkedin.com/v2/ugcPosts", "sendBody": true, "bodyParameters": { "parameters": [{ "name": "text", "value": "={{ $json.text }}" }] } },
      "id": "s5", "name": "Post LinkedIn", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [920, 340]
    },
    {
      "parameters": { "method": "POST", "url": "https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/me/feed", "sendBody": true, "bodyParameters": { "parameters": [{ "name": "message", "value": "={{ $json.text }}" }] } },
      "id": "s6", "name": "Post Facebook", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [920, 520]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Post Form": { "main": [[{ "node": "Format Per Platform", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Format Per Platform": { "main": [[{ "node": "Route by Platform", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Route by Platform": { "main": [[{ "node": "Post Twitter", "type": "main", "index": 0 }], [{ "node": "Post LinkedIn", "type": "main", "index": 0 }], [{ "node": "Post Facebook", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  },
  "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" },
  "tags": [{ "name": "social-media" }]
}

Setup in 5 minutes

Step 1: Get your API credentials

Twitter/X: Create an app at developer.twitter.com. You need OAuth 1.0a credentials (Consumer Key, Consumer Secret, Access Token, Access Secret). Add them as n8n credentials under "Twitter OAuth1 API".
LinkedIn: Go to linkedin.com/developers, create an app, request "Share on LinkedIn" permission. You'll get a Client ID and Secret for OAuth2. Add as n8n "LinkedIn OAuth2 API" credentials.
Facebook: Create a Facebook App, get a Page Access Token with pages_manage_posts permission. Swap the URL in the Facebook node to https://graph.facebook.com/v18.0/{YOUR_PAGE_ID}/feed.

Step 2: Connect credentials to nodes

In n8n, click each HTTP Request node (Post Twitter, Post LinkedIn, Post Facebook) and set the "Authentication" dropdown to your stored credentials.

Step 3: Activate and test

Click "Activate" to enable the form trigger
Visit the form URL (n8n shows it after activation)
Type "This is a test post" â€” select twitter, linkedin
Submit and check your profiles

Pro tips I use in production

1. Add scheduling support

Replace the Form Trigger with a Schedule Trigger + a Google Sheets node to read pre-written posts from a spreadsheet. Set the cron to run every day at 9am. One spreadsheet column per platform.

2. Customize hashtags per topic

Add a second Code node before the formatter. Read the post content, extract keywords, look up a hashtag map object in the code. Auto-inject topic-specific hashtags.

3. Engagement tracking

After each platform post, add a Google Sheets append row. Store: post text, platform, timestamp, and the post ID returned by the API. Later you can fetch engagement metrics by ID.

4. Add Instagram

Instagram requires a Facebook Business account and uses the Graph API differently (need to create a media container first, then publish). I left it out of the base version to keep setup simple â€” but the extra 2 nodes are well-documented in Meta's API docs.

5. Handle rate limits

Add a Wait node (1-2 seconds) between platform posts if you're posting at volume. Twitter's free tier is 1,300 tweets/month â€” more than enough for one account.

What's next

This workflow is part of a bigger collection I've been building: 15 ready-to-use n8nÂ workflow templates covering email automation, CRM integration, invoice generation, AI support bots, and more.

If you want all 15 workflows pre-built and ready to import (plus setup guides for each), they're at straipeai.gumrawd.com â€” each template also sold individually if you only need one.

The cross-poster is $19 standalone. Or grab the complete bundle and get all 15 for $97.

Questions? Drop a comment â€” happy to help with API setup or customizing the formatter.

Stop checking competitor prices manually — automate it with n8n (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:38:09 +0000

I used to open 8 browser tabs every morning to check competitor prices on Amazon and eBay. Same products. Same tabs. Same copy-paste into a spreadsheet. Every. Single. Day.

This is 100% automatable. Here's the n8n workflow I built to do it.

What it does

Runs 3× per day (9am, 3pm, 9pm) or any schedule you set
Reads a list of product URLs from a Google Sheet
Fetches each page and extracts the current price
Compares against the last recorded price
Emails you instantly if anything changed
Logs every price check to a history sheet for trend analysis

Zero manual checking. If a competitor drops their price, you know within hours.

The workflow (7 nodes, copy-paste ready)

{
  "name": "Price Monitor",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": { "rule": { "interval": [{ "field": "cronExpression", "expression": "0 9,15,21 * * *" }] } },
      "id": "pm1", "name": "Check 3x Daily", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.scheduleTrigger", "typeVersion": 1.2, "position": [240, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "read",
        "documentId": { "__rl": true, "value": "YOUR_SHEET_ID", "mode": "id" },
        "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "value": "Products", "mode": "name" }
      },
      "id": "pm2", "name": "Get Product URLs", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.5, "position": [460, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": { "url": "={{ $json.url }}", "options": { "redirect": { "redirect": { "followRedirects": true } } } },
      "id": "pm3", "name": "Fetch Product Page", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.httpRequest", "typeVersion": 4.2, "position": [680, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const html = $input.first().json.data || '';\nconst prev = $('Get Product URLs').first().json;\nconst priceMatch = html.match(/\\$([\\d,]+\\.?\\d{0,2})/) || html.match(/price['\"]?\\s*[:>]\\s*\\$?([\\d,]+\\.?\\d{0,2})/i);\nconst currentPrice = priceMatch ? parseFloat(priceMatch[1].replace(',', '')) : null;\nconst previousPrice = prev.lastPrice ? parseFloat(prev.lastPrice) : null;\nconst changed = currentPrice !== null && previousPrice !== null && currentPrice !== previousPrice;\nconst direction = changed ? (currentPrice > previousPrice ? 'increased' : 'decreased') : 'unchanged';\nreturn [{ json: { productName: prev.name, url: prev.url, currentPrice, previousPrice, changed, direction, checkedAt: new Date().toISOString() } }];"
      },
      "id": "pm4", "name": "Extract & Compare Price", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code", "typeVersion": 2, "position": [900, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": { "conditions": [
          { "leftValue": "={{ $json.changed }}", "rightValue": true, "operator": { "type": "boolean", "operation": "true" } }
        ]}
      },
      "id": "pm5", "name": "Price Changed?", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if", "typeVersion": 2.2, "position": [1120, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "your-email@example.com",
        "subject": "=Price Alert: {{ $json.productName }} {{ $json.direction }}!",
        "message": "=Price change detected!\n\nProduct: {{ $json.productName }}\nPrevious: ${{ $json.previousPrice }}\nCurrent: ${{ $json.currentPrice }}\nDirection: {{ $json.direction }}\nURL: {{ $json.url }}\n\nChecked at: {{ $json.checkedAt }}"
      },
      "id": "pm6", "name": "Send Alert", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail", "typeVersion": 2.1, "position": [1340, 200]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "operation": "append",
        "documentId": { "__rl": true, "value": "YOUR_SHEET_ID", "mode": "id" },
        "sheetName": { "__rl": true, "value": "PriceHistory", "mode": "name" },
        "columns": { "mappingMode": "autoMapInputData" }
      },
      "id": "pm7", "name": "Log Price History", "type": "n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets", "typeVersion": 4.5, "position": [1340, 420]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Check 3x Daily": { "main": [[{ "node": "Get Product URLs", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Get Product URLs": { "main": [[{ "node": "Fetch Product Page", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Fetch Product Page": { "main": [[{ "node": "Extract & Compare Price", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Extract & Compare Price": { "main": [[{ "node": "Price Changed?", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Price Changed?": { "main": [[{ "node": "Send Alert", "type": "main", "index": 0 }], [{ "node": "Log Price History", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  },
  "settings": { "executionOrder": "v1" },
  "tags": [{ "name": "monitoring" }, { "name": "ecommerce" }]
}

Setup (15 minutes)

1. Create the Google Sheet

Make a new sheet with two tabs:

Products tab columns:
| name | url | lastPrice |
|------|-----|-----------|
| Competitor Widget | https://example.com/product | |
| My Amazon Listing | https://amazon.com/dp/B0... | |

PriceHistory tab columns:
| productName | url | currentPrice | previousPrice | changed | direction | checkedAt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|

2. Connect Google Sheets in n8n

Add your Google Sheets credential (OAuth2). Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID in the two Sheets nodes with your actual spreadsheet ID (from the URL: docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/YOUR_SHEET_ID/edit).

3. Connect Gmail

The Send Alert node uses Gmail. Connect your Gmail credential and update the sendTo address to yours.

4. Import the workflow

In n8n: New Workflow → ⋮ menu → Import from JSON → paste the JSON above → Save → Activate.

Done. The workflow runs at 9am, 3pm, and 9pm automatically.

Pro tips

Multiple products at once

The Get Product URLs node returns all rows, and n8n processes each one in sequence via the HTTP Request node. Add 50 products to your sheet — it handles them all in one run.

Adjust the schedule

Change 0 9,15,21 * * * in the Schedule Trigger to any cron expression. For near-real-time monitoring: */30 * * * * (every 30 minutes). For daily digest: 0 8 * * *.

Handle sites that block scrapers

Some sites return 403. Options: (1) Add a User-Agent header in the HTTP Request node → Options → Headers → User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0. (2) Use their public API if available (Amazon has a Product Advertising API, eBay has the Browse API).

Price regex customization

The code node uses two regex patterns that catch most formats. For sites with unusual markup (like €19,99 or 19.99 USD), adjust the regex in pm4.

What I use this for

I track 12 products — mix of my own Amazon listings and 4 direct competitors. When a competitor drops price more than 10%, I usually match within the hour. Before this workflow, I'd notice 3–4 days later (if at all).

The price history log is also useful — after 30 days you start to see patterns. One competitor drops every Friday afternoon. Now I preemptively lower my price Thursday night.

If you want this as a packaged download with the full setup guide, it's part of my FlowKit n8n template collection along with 14 other automations (email auto-responder, Telegram AI bot, invoice generator, customer support bot, and more).

Free to use the JSON above though — that's the whole workflow.

What are you monitoring with n8n? Drop the use case in the comments — curious what variations people are running.

Stop manually creating invoices — automate it with n8n (free workflow JSON)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:19:43 +0000

I used to spend 20 minutes on every client invoice: open Google Docs, copy the template, fill in the details, export to PDF, email it, update my spreadsheet. For 10 clients a month, that's over 3 hours of busywork.

Here's the n8n workflow I built that does the same thing in under 10 seconds.

What it does

Webhook trigger — receives invoice data (client name, email, items, amounts)
Build invoice HTML — generates a clean professional invoice
Email to client — sends the invoice automatically
Log to Google Sheets — records invoice number, client, amount, date
Return confirmation — sends back a success response

The workflow JSON

{"name":"Invoice Generator","nodes":[{"parameters":{"httpMethod":"POST","path":"invoice","responseMode":"responseNode","options":{}},"id":"i1","name":"Webhook","type":"n8n-nodes-base.webhook","typeVersion":2,"position":[240,300]},{"parameters":{"jsCode":"const d=$json.body||$json;const invoiceNum='INV-'+Date.now().toString().slice(-6);const date=new Date().toLocaleDateString('en-US',{year:'numeric',month:'long',day:'numeric'});const items=d.items||[{description:'Service',quantity:1,rate:100}];const subtotal=items.reduce((s,i)=>s+(i.quantity*i.rate),0);const tax=Math.round(subtotal*0.1*100)/100;const total=subtotal+tax;const rows=items.map(i=>`<tr><td>${i.description}</td><td>${i.quantity}</td><td>$${i.rate}</td><td>$${i.quantity*i.rate}</td></tr>`).join('');const html=`<!DOCTYPE html><html><head><style>body{font-family:Arial,sans-serif;padding:40px;color:#333}h1{color:#2c3e50}table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px}th{background:#2c3e50;color:white;padding:12px;text-align:left}td{padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid #eee}.total{font-size:1.2em;font-weight:bold}</style></head><body><h1>INVOICE #${invoiceNum}</h1><p>Date: ${date}</p><h3>Bill To: ${d.clientName||'Client'}</h3><table><thead><tr><th>Description</th><th>Qty</th><th>Rate</th><th>Amount</th></tr></thead><tbody>${rows}</tbody></table><p>Subtotal: $${subtotal} | Tax (10%): $${tax} | <span class='total'>Total: $${total}</span></p><p>Payment due within 30 days. Thank you!</p></body></html>`;return [{json:{...d,invoiceNum,date,html,subtotal,tax,total}}];"},"id":"i2","name":"Build Invoice","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[460,300]},{"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $json.clientEmail }}","subject":"Invoice {{ $json.invoiceNum }}","message":"Hi {{ $json.clientName }},\n\nYour invoice is attached.\n\nInvoice: {{ $json.invoiceNum }}\nAmount: ${{ $json.total }}\nDue: 30 days\n\nThank you!","options":{}},"id":"i3","name":"Email Invoice","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2,"position":[680,300]},{"parameters":{"operation":"append","documentId":{"value":"YOUR_SHEET_ID"},"sheetName":"Invoices","columns":{"mappingMode":"defineBelow","value":{"Invoice":"={{ $json.invoiceNum }}","Client":"={{ $json.clientName }}","Amount":"={{ $json.total }}","Date":"={{ $json.date }}","Status":"Sent"}},"options":{}},"id":"i4","name":"Log to Sheets","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets","typeVersion":4,"position":[900,300]},{"parameters":{"respondWith":"json","responseBody":"={\"success\":true,\"invoice\":\"{{ $json.invoiceNum }}\",\"total\":{{ $json.total }}}","options":{}},"id":"i5","name":"Respond","type":"n8n-nodes-base.respondToWebhook","typeVersion":1,"position":[1120,300]}],"connections":{"Webhook":{"main":[[{"node":"Build Invoice","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Build Invoice":{"main":[[{"node":"Email Invoice","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Email Invoice":{"main":[[{"node":"Log to Sheets","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Log to Sheets":{"main":[[{"node":"Respond","type":"main","index":0}]]}}}

How to use it

Import: Workflows → New → ⋯ menu → Import from JSON → paste above.

Send an invoice with one POST request:

curl -X POST https://your-n8n.com/webhook/invoice \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "clientName": "Acme Corp",
    "clientEmail": "billing@acme.com",
    "items": [
      {"description": "Web Development", "quantity": 10, "rate": 150},
      {"description": "Hosting Setup", "quantity": 1, "rate": 200}
    ]
  }'

Client gets a professional invoice email. Spreadsheet is updated. You get a confirmation. Under 10 seconds.

Customize it

Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID with your Google Sheets ID
Change the tax rate in the Code node (currently 10%)
Add your company name/logo to the HTML template
Trigger via form: swap the Webhook node for a Typeform or Google Forms trigger

4 tips to make it production-ready

1. Sequential invoice numbers
Replace Date.now() with a Sheets counter to get INV-001, INV-002, etc. Add a "read last invoice number" step before the Code node, increment by 1, write it back.

2. Mark paid automatically
When Stripe/PayPal sends a payment webhook, add a second workflow that finds the matching row in Sheets and updates Status to "Paid" — then sends a receipt.

3. Overdue reminders
Schedule a daily n8n run that checks Sheets for invoices older than 30 days with Status "Sent" and fires a follow-up email automatically.

4. Multi-currency
Add a currency field to the webhook payload and drop it into the HTML template. One field, zero extra nodes.

The JSON above is the complete working core. If you want sequential invoice numbers, a polished PDF layout, and the auto-reminder flow wired up, I packaged everything with a setup guide at stripeai.gumroad.com. Happy to answer setup questions in the comments!

How I built an AI customer support bot with n8n that handles 80% of tickets — full workflow JSON

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 08:04:38 +0000

Running customer support solo is brutal. Every ticket feels urgent. The same questions repeat — password resets, order status, refund policy. You spend hours copy-pasting the same answers.

I built an n8n workflow that uses GPT-4o-mini to categorize incoming support emails and send accurate auto-replies for the 80% of tickets that follow predictable patterns. Human escalation for the rest.

Here's exactly how it works — full JSON at the bottom.

What it does

Catches incoming support emails via Gmail
Uses GPT-4o-mini to categorize: BILLING / SHIPPING / ACCOUNT / GENERAL
Sends a category-appropriate auto-reply (fully customizable templates)
Logs every ticket to Google Sheets (sender, category, response, timestamp)
Routes unclassified tickets to a fallback output for human handling

Setup time: 15–20 minutes

Cost per ticket: ~$0.001 (GPT-4o-mini is very cheap)

n8n version: 1.40+

The 7-node workflow

Gmail Trigger — polls every minute for new unread emails
Skip No-Reply — IF node filters automated senders (prevents reply loops)
Prepare Text — Code node cleans subject + snippet for the AI
AI Categorize — OpenAI node classifies the ticket with one word
Route Category — Switch node routes to the right reply template
Send Reply — Gmail node sends the appropriate response
Log Ticket — Google Sheets records everything for audit

Full workflow JSON

{"name":"AI Customer Support Bot","nodes":[{"parameters":{"pollTimes":{"item":[{"mode":"everyMinute"}]},"filters":{}},"id":"cs1","name":"Gmail Trigger","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger","typeVersion":1,"position":[240,300]},{"parameters":{"conditions":{"string":[{"value1":"={{ $json.from }}","operation":"notContains","value2":"noreply"}]}},"id":"cs2","name":"Skip No-Reply","type":"n8n-nodes-base.if","typeVersion":1,"position":[460,300]},{"parameters":{"jsCode":"const subject=$json.subject||'';const snippet=$json.snippet||'';return[{json:{...$json,textForAI:'Subject: '+subject+'\nMessage: '+snippet}}];"},"id":"cs3","name":"Prepare Text","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[680,300]},{"parameters":{"resource":"chat","operation":"message","model":"gpt-4o-mini","messages":{"values":[{"content":"You are a customer support classifier. Given an email subject and message, respond with exactly one word: BILLING, SHIPPING, ACCOUNT, or GENERAL. No explanation.\n\nEmail: {{ $json.textForAI }}"}]},"options":{}},"id":"cs4","name":"AI Categorize","type":"@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi","typeVersion":1,"position":[900,300]},{"parameters":{"rules":{"values":[{"conditions":{"options":{"caseSensitive":false},"conditions":[{"leftValue":"={{ $json.message.content }}","operator":{"type":"string","operation":"contains"},"rightValue":"BILLING"}]}},{"conditions":{"options":{"caseSensitive":false},"conditions":[{"leftValue":"={{ $json.message.content }}","operator":{"type":"string","operation":"contains"},"rightValue":"SHIPPING"}]}},{"conditions":{"options":{"caseSensitive":false},"conditions":[{"leftValue":"={{ $json.message.content }}","operator":{"type":"string","operation":"contains"},"rightValue":"ACCOUNT"}]}}]}},"id":"cs5","name":"Route Category","type":"n8n-nodes-base.switch","typeVersion":3,"position":[1120,300]},{"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.from }}","subject":"Re: {{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.subject }}","message":"Hi,\n\nThanks for reaching out about billing. [YOUR BILLING RESPONSE HERE]\n\nBest,\nSupport Team","options":{}},"id":"cs6a","name":"Reply Billing","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2,"position":[1340,160]},{"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.from }}","subject":"Re: {{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.subject }}","message":"Hi,\n\nThanks for your shipping question. [YOUR SHIPPING RESPONSE HERE]\n\nBest,\nSupport Team","options":{}},"id":"cs6b","name":"Reply Shipping","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2,"position":[1340,300]},{"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.from }}","subject":"Re: {{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.subject }}","message":"Hi,\n\nFor account help: [YOUR ACCOUNT RESPONSE HERE]\n\nBest,\nSupport Team","options":{}},"id":"cs6c","name":"Reply Account","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2,"position":[1340,440]},{"parameters":{"operation":"append","documentId":{"value":"YOUR_SHEET_ID"},"sheetName":"Tickets","columns":{"mappingMode":"defineBelow","value":{"sender":"={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.from }}","subject":"={{ $('Gmail Trigger').item.json.subject }}","category":"={{ $('AI Categorize').item.json.message.content }}","timestamp":"={{ new Date().toISOString() }}"}},"options":{}},"id":"cs7","name":"Log Ticket","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets","typeVersion":4,"position":[1340,560]}],"connections":{"Gmail Trigger":{"main":[[{"node":"Skip No-Reply","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Skip No-Reply":{"main":[[{"node":"Prepare Text","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Prepare Text":{"main":[[{"node":"AI Categorize","type":"main","index":0}]]},"AI Categorize":{"main":[[{"node":"Route Category","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Route Category":{"main":[[{"node":"Reply Billing","type":"main","index":0}],[{"node":"Reply Shipping","type":"main","index":0}],[{"node":"Reply Account","type":"main","index":0}],[{"node":"Log Ticket","type":"main","index":0}]]}}}

How to import

Workflows → New → ⋯ menu → Import from JSON → paste the above

Then activate and it runs continuously.

Setup (5 steps)

Add Gmail OAuth2 credentials (Settings → Credentials → New → Gmail OAuth2)
Add OpenAI API key credential
Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID with your Google Sheets ID (the string in the sheet URL)
Customize the reply templates in each Reply node to match your actual responses
Activate the workflow

Tips that actually matter

Tune the prompt. Add your company name and top 3 products to the classification prompt. GPT-4o-mini does much better with context: "You are a support classifier for [Your Company], which sells [Product A] and [Product B]..."

Add more categories. Extend the Switch node: RETURNS, TECHNICAL, COMPLAINT. Each gets its own reply node.

Test manually first. Before activating, use the "Test workflow" button with real email data from your inbox. Check that categories are landing correctly before it goes live.

The fallback output matters. The Switch node has a fallback (anything not matched). Wire that to a Slack message so a human catches anything the AI couldn't classify.

Cost is negligible. At ~$0.001/ticket with gpt-4o-mini, 1,000 tickets/month = $1. Run it continuously without worry.

I built this as part of a set of n8n automation templates for common business workflows. The JSON above is the complete working core — if you want the extended version with Slack escalation, confidence scoring, and a pre-filled setup guide, the full pack is at https://stripeai.gumroad.com.

Happy to answer setup questions in the comments!

Build an AI customer support bot with n8n — handles tickets automatically (free workflow)

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:35:50 +0000

My inbox had 47 unanswered support tickets on a Monday morning. Most were the same 4 questions: pricing, setup help, refund requests, and "how do I...?" questions.

I built an n8n workflow that handles 80% of them automatically. Here's the full JSON — free.

What it does

Webhook receives support ticket (from your contact form or email)
GPT-4o-mini classifies the ticket: pricing / technical / billing / general
Sends an appropriate auto-reply for each category
Escalates complex tickets to Slack for human review
Logs everything to Google Sheets for tracking

Setup time: 15-20 minutes | Cost: ~$0.001 per ticket | n8n version: 1.40+

The workflow JSON

{"name":"AI Customer Support Bot","nodes":[{"parameters":{"httpMethod":"POST","path":"support-ticket","responseMode":"responseNode","options":{}},"id":"cs1","name":"Webhook","type":"n8n-nodes-base.webhook","typeVersion":1,"position":[240,300]},{"parameters":{"jsCode":"const body = $input.first().json.body || $input.first().json;\nconst email = body.email || body.from || 'unknown@example.com';\nconst subject = body.subject || body.title || 'Support Request';\nconst message = body.message || body.content || body.text || '';\nreturn [{ json: { email, subject, message, receivedAt: new Date().toISOString() } }];"},"id":"cs2","name":"Parse Ticket","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[460,300]},{"parameters":{"resource":"chat","operation":"complete","model":"gpt-4o-mini","messages":{"values":[{"role":"system","content":"You are a support ticket classifier. Classify the ticket into exactly one category: PRICING, TECHNICAL, BILLING, or GENERAL. Then write a helpful, friendly auto-reply (2-3 sentences max). Reply in JSON: {\"category\": \"...\", \"reply\": \"...\"}"},{"role":"user","content":"=Subject: {{ $json.subject }}\nMessage: {{ $json.message }}"}]},"options":{"temperature":0.3}},"id":"cs3","name":"AI Classify & Reply","type":"n8n-nodes-base.openAi","typeVersion":1,"position":[680,300]},{"parameters":{"jsCode":"const raw = $input.first().json.message.content;\nlet parsed;\ntry { parsed = JSON.parse(raw); } catch(e) { parsed = { category: 'GENERAL', reply: 'Thanks for reaching out! Our team will get back to you within 24 hours.' }; }\nconst needsHuman = parsed.category === 'BILLING' || parsed.category === 'TECHNICAL';\nreturn [{ json: { ...$input.first().json, category: parsed.category, autoReply: parsed.reply, needsHuman } }];"},"id":"cs4","name":"Parse AI Response","type":"n8n-nodes-base.code","typeVersion":2,"position":[900,300]},{"parameters":{"conditions":{"boolean":[{"value1":"={{ $json.needsHuman }}","value2":true}]}},"id":"cs5","name":"Needs Human?","type":"n8n-nodes-base.if","typeVersion":1,"position":[1120,300]},{"parameters":{"sendTo":"={{ $json.email }}","subject":"Re: {{ $json.subject }}","message":"={{ $json.autoReply }}\n\nBest,\nSupport Team","options":{}},"id":"cs6","name":"Send Auto-Reply","type":"n8n-nodes-base.gmail","typeVersion":2,"position":[1340,420]},{"parameters":{"authentication":"webhook","resource":"chat","operation":"post","channel":"#support-escalations","text":"=🎫 *New {{ $json.category }} ticket needs review*\n*From:* {{ $json.email }}\n*Subject:* {{ $json.subject }}\n*Message:* {{ $json.message }}\n*Auto-reply sent:* {{ $json.autoReply }}","otherOptions":{}},"id":"cs7","name":"Slack Escalation","type":"n8n-nodes-base.slack","typeVersion":1,"position":[1340,180]},{"parameters":{"operation":"append","documentId":{"value":"YOUR_SHEET_ID"},"sheetName":"Tickets","columns":{"mappingMode":"defineBelow","value":{"Date":"={{ $json.receivedAt }}","Email":"={{ $json.email }}","Subject":"={{ $json.subject }}","Category":"={{ $json.category }}","AutoReply":"={{ $json.autoReply }}","EscalatedToHuman":"={{ $json.needsHuman }}"}},"options":{}},"id":"cs8","name":"Log to Sheets","type":"n8n-nodes-base.googleSheets","typeVersion":4,"position":[1560,300]}],"connections":{"Webhook":{"main":[[{"node":"Parse Ticket","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Parse Ticket":{"main":[[{"node":"AI Classify & Reply","type":"main","index":0}]]},"AI Classify & Reply":{"main":[[{"node":"Parse AI Response","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Parse AI Response":{"main":[[{"node":"Needs Human?","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Needs Human?":{"main":[[{"node":"Slack Escalation","type":"main","index":0}],[{"node":"Send Auto-Reply","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Slack Escalation":{"main":[[{"node":"Log to Sheets","type":"main","index":0}]]},"Send Auto-Reply":{"main":[[{"node":"Log to Sheets","type":"main","index":0}]]}}}

Import: Workflows → New → ⋯ menu → Import from JSON → paste above.

Setup (15 min)

1. Webhook

Copy the webhook URL after activating the workflow
Point your contact form's POST action to it
Or use Zapier/Make to forward emails to the webhook

2. OpenAI credentials

Add your OpenAI API key in n8n credentials
GPT-4o-mini costs ~$0.15/1M input tokens — extremely cheap for support

3. Gmail

Connect your Gmail account for the auto-reply node
Change Send Auto-Reply sender name/signature to match your brand

4. Slack

Add a Slack webhook URL for the escalation channel
Or swap this node for an email node if you don't use Slack

5. Google Sheets

Create a sheet with columns: Date, Email, Subject, Category, AutoReply, EscalatedToHuman
Replace YOUR_SHEET_ID with your sheet's ID (from the URL)

How the AI classification works

The system prompt forces GPT-4o-mini to return structured JSON with a category and a reply. The Parse AI Response code node handles malformed output gracefully — if parsing fails, it defaults to GENERAL category with a generic reply.

Categories and their handling:

PRICING → Auto-reply with your pricing info → no escalation
GENERAL → Auto-reply with helpful generic response → no escalation
TECHNICAL → Auto-reply + escalate to Slack (needs human follow-up)
BILLING → Auto-reply + escalate to Slack (always needs human review)

Tips

1. Customize the system prompt
The real power is in the prompt. Add your actual pricing, your product name, your refund policy. The more context you give GPT, the better the auto-replies.

2. Add a confidence score
Ask the AI to also return "confidence": 0.0-1.0. Only send auto-replies when confidence > 0.8, escalate the rest.

3. Track auto-reply rate
After 1 week, check your Sheets log. What % of tickets got a good auto-reply vs escalation? Tune the system prompt based on what's failing.

4. Add a delay before sending
Add a Wait node (2-5 min delay) before the auto-reply. Instant replies feel robotic; a short delay feels more human.

5. Handle attachments
The webhook node can receive file uploads. Add a check in Parse Ticket for attachments and route those directly to escalation.

What this replaces

Before: checking email every hour, copy-pasting the same replies, drowning in tickets.

After: webhook fires, AI replies in 30 seconds, you only see the edge cases that need you.

I built this as one of 15 n8n automation templates I use for client projects. If you want the full version with setup guide, Slack alert templates, and error handling — they're all at https://stripeai.gumroad.com.

The JSON above is the complete working core. Happy to answer questions in the comments.

Build a Telegram AI chatbot with n8n in 15 minutes — full workflow JSON

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 07:27:28 +0000

Built a Telegram bot last month that answers questions using GPT-4o-mini. Setup took 20 minutes in n8n — sharing the full workflow JSON here.

What it does

Listens for any message sent to a Telegram bot
Routes /start and /help commands to friendly welcome messages
Sends all other messages through GPT-4o-mini for an AI answer
Returns the AI response directly in Telegram

Total nodes: 7. No code required.

The workflow JSON

{
  "name": "Telegram AI Assistant",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": { "updates": ["message"] },
      "id": "t1",
      "name": "Telegram Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegramTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [240, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const text = $json.message?.text || '';\nconst chatId = $json.message?.chat?.id;\nconst command = text.startsWith('/') ? text.split(' ')[0] : 'question';\nreturn [{ json: { chatId, text, command } }];"
      },
      "id": "t2",
      "name": "Parse Message",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [460, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "rules": {
          "values": [
            { "conditions": { "string": [{ "value1": "={{ $json.command }}", "operation": "equals", "value2": "/start" }] } },
            { "conditions": { "string": [{ "value1": "={{ $json.command }}", "operation": "equals", "value2": "/help" }] } }
          ]
        },
        "fallbackOutput": "extra"
      },
      "id": "t3",
      "name": "Route Command",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.switch",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [680, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $json.chatId }}",
        "text": "Hi! I am an AI assistant. Ask me anything.\n\n/start - This message\n/help - Help"
      },
      "id": "t4",
      "name": "Send Welcome",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [900, 180]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "model": "gpt-4o-mini",
        "messages": {
          "values": [
            { "role": "system", "content": "You are a helpful assistant. Answer concisely." },
            { "role": "user", "content": "={{ $json.text }}" }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "t5",
      "name": "AI Answer",
      "type": "@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain.openAi",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [900, 420]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "chatId": "={{ $node['Parse Message'].json.chatId }}",
        "text": "={{ $json.message.content }}"
      },
      "id": "t6",
      "name": "Send AI Reply",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.telegram",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [1120, 420]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Telegram Trigger": { "main": [[{ "node": "Parse Message", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Parse Message": { "main": [[{ "node": "Route Command", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Route Command": {
      "main": [
        [{ "node": "Send Welcome", "type": "main", "index": 0 }],
        [{ "node": "AI Answer", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]
      ]
    },
    "AI Answer": { "main": [[{ "node": "Send AI Reply", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  }
}

Setup in 5 steps

1. Create your Telegram bot
Open @botfather → send /newbot → follow prompts → copy the token.

2. Add credentials in n8n
Settings → Credentials → New → Telegram → paste your bot token. Same for OpenAI.

3. Import the workflow
Workflows → New → three-dot menu → Import from JSON → paste the JSON above.

4. Activate
Toggle the workflow to Active. The Telegram Trigger automatically registers a webhook.

5. Test
Message your bot. /start returns welcome. Any other text → GPT-4o-mini answers.

What to customize

System prompt: Change "You are a helpful assistant" to give the bot a persona or restrict topics
Model: Swap gpt-4o-mini for gpt-4o for stronger responses (~10x cost)
Add memory: Connect a database node to pass conversation history to the AI node

Cost to run

With GPT-4o-mini at ~150 tokens/exchange:

~$0.001 per message
1,000 messages/month ≈ $1 in API costs
n8n self-hosted is free

I packaged this with a full setup guide (screenshots included), extended examples, and a version with conversation memory as part of a template set at https://stripeai.gumroad.com — but the JSON above is the complete working core, free to use.

Happy to answer questions.

I automated 80% of my email replies with a free n8n workflow — full JSON inside

Alex Kane — Fri, 22 May 2026 06:19:52 +0000

I was spending 2+ hours a day responding to the same 4 types of emails: pricing questions, support requests, meeting requests, and general inquiries.

The replies were nearly identical every time. So I built a simple n8n workflow to handle them automatically — and I've been running it for months with zero issues.

Here's how it works, and the full workflow JSON at the end.

What the workflow does

Gmail Trigger — polls for new unread emails every minute
Skip No-Reply filter — prevents reply loops from automated senders
Intent detector — scans subject + body for keywords: pricing, support, meeting, general
Auto-reply — sends the appropriate template reply
Google Sheets log — every auto-reply is logged for review

Time to set up: ~15 minutes

n8n version: 1.40+

Cost: Free (no paid nodes)

The intent detection logic

This is the key node — a Code node that does simple keyword matching:

const subject = ($json["subject"] || "").toLowerCase();
const body = ($json["snippet"] || "").toLowerCase();
const text = subject + " " + body;

let intent = "general";
if (text.includes("price") || text.includes("cost") || text.includes("pricing") || text.includes("how much")) {
  intent = "pricing";
} else if (text.includes("support") || text.includes("help") || text.includes("issue") || text.includes("problem")) {
  intent = "support";
} else if (text.includes("meeting") || text.includes("call") || text.includes("schedule") || text.includes("demo")) {
  intent = "meeting";
}

Simple and reliable. No LLM needed for basic intent detection — keyword matching handles 90% of cases correctly.

4 things I learned building this

1. The no-reply filter is critical.

Without it, the workflow replies to automated emails, which often reply back, which you then reply to again — infinite loop. Filter any sender containing "noreply", "no-reply", "mailer-daemon", "bounce".

2. Poll every 5 minutes, not every minute.

Polling every minute works but hammers the Gmail API. Every 5 minutes is effectively the same experience for email — nobody notices a 4-minute delay in an auto-reply.

3. Always log to a spreadsheet.

The log is how you catch edge cases. After a week, review what got auto-replied and tune your keyword lists. I added "pricing inquiry" and "price check" after seeing them in the logs.

4. Test with a throwaway Gmail account first.

I cannot stress this enough. Point it at a throwaway first, send test emails with different subjects, verify the right replies go out. Takes 10 minutes and saves you from accidentally spam-replying your entire inbox.

Full workflow JSON

Import this into n8n: Workflows → New → ⋮ → Import from JSON → paste.

{
  "name": "Email Auto-Responder",
  "nodes": [
    {
      "parameters": {
        "pollTimes": { "item": [{ "mode": "everyMinute" }] },
        "filters": {}
      },
      "id": "e1",
      "name": "Gmail Trigger",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmailTrigger",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [240, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "conditions": {
          "string": [
            {
              "value1": "={{ $json[\"from\"] }}",
              "operation": "notContains",
              "value2": "noreply"
            }
          ]
        }
      },
      "id": "e2",
      "name": "Skip No-Reply",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.if",
      "typeVersion": 1,
      "position": [460, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "jsCode": "const subject = ($json[\"subject\"] || \"\").toLowerCase();\nconst body = ($json[\"snippet\"] || \"\").toLowerCase();\nconst text = subject + \" \" + body;\n\nlet intent = \"general\";\nif (text.includes(\"price\") || text.includes(\"cost\") || text.includes(\"pricing\")) {\n  intent = \"pricing\";\n} else if (text.includes(\"support\") || text.includes(\"help\") || text.includes(\"issue\")) {\n  intent = \"support\";\n} else if (text.includes(\"meeting\") || text.includes(\"call\") || text.includes(\"schedule\")) {\n  intent = \"meeting\";\n}\n\nconst replies = {\n  pricing: \"Hi,\\n\\nThanks for reaching out! Here is our current pricing:\\n\\n[PASTE YOUR PRICING HERE]\\n\\nBest,\\nAlex\",\n  support: \"Hi,\\n\\nThanks for contacting us. We will respond within 24 hours.\\n\\nBest,\\nAlex\",\n  meeting: \"Hi,\\n\\nYou can book a call here: [YOUR CALENDLY LINK]\\n\\nBest,\\nAlex\",\n  general: \"Hi,\\n\\nThanks for your message! We will get back to you within 24 hours.\\n\\nBest,\\nAlex\"\n};\n\nreturn [{ json: { ...items[0].json, intent, replyText: replies[intent] } }];"
      },
      "id": "e3",
      "name": "Detect Intent",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.code",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [680, 300]
    },
    {
      "parameters": {
        "sendTo": "={{ $json[\"from\"] }}",
        "subject": "Re: {{ $json[\"subject\"] }}",
        "message": "={{ $json[\"replyText\"] }}",
        "options": {}
      },
      "id": "e4",
      "name": "Send Reply",
      "type": "n8n-nodes-base.gmail",
      "typeVersion": 2,
      "position": [900, 300]
    }
  ],
  "connections": {
    "Gmail Trigger": { "main": [[{ "node": "Skip No-Reply", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Skip No-Reply": { "main": [[{ "node": "Detect Intent", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] },
    "Detect Intent": { "main": [[{ "node": "Send Reply", "type": "main", "index": 0 }]] }
  }
}

What to customize

The reply templates for each intent (fill in your actual pricing, FAQ URL, calendar link)
Add more intent keywords for your specific inbox patterns
Change everyMinute to everyFiveMinutes to reduce API calls

Want the extended version?

The free workflow above handles the basics. The paid version (part of a template pack I've been building) adds:

AI-powered intent detection using OpenAI for edge cases keyword matching misses
Attachment handling — flags emails with attachments for human review
Priority routing — escalates emails from VIP senders to Slack immediately
Unsubscribe handling — detects "unsubscribe" requests and logs them without replying
Multi-inbox support — handles multiple Gmail accounts in one workflow

Full pack: https://stripeai.gumroad.com — 15 n8n workflows, all with setup guides.

Happy to answer questions on the free version in the comments.